5:51 PM,
Aug. 22, 2013

UK's Ryan Timmons

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Ryan Timmons heeded the call from offensive coordinator Neal Brown to "come be a hero" as a homegrown star at Kentucky, and he's already apparently living up to the hype.

Coach Mark Stoops said Tuesday after UK's second preseason scrimmage that the freshman wide receiver from Franklin County has "a very good chance to be in that starting lineup Day 1."

Timmons piled up 2,310 yards and 41 touchdowns rushing and receiving as a high school senior and could be used in a number of roles for the Cats - out of the backfield, returning kicks, out wide. But ...